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Today in Photos, August 13

Enjoy it while it lasts - There was no escape from the baking heat along the pier in Tsim Sha Tsui yesterday, where the mercury hit a record high of 34.9 degrees Celsius. But there could be some relief today, from the heat at least - the Observatory may raise the typhoon signal to No 3 this morning as Hong Kong braces for the first severe typhoon to hit the city in 13 months. Typhoon Utor was 670 kilometres southeast of Hong Kong at 7pm yesterday, packing gusts of up to 200km/h. Photo: Sam Tsang